Derek Jeter meets his successor at shortstop, Didi Gregorius

New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius forces out Cleveland Indians catcher Roberto Perez and throws to first base to complete a double play during the ninth inning of a baseball game at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. Photo Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke

Seeing Jeter at Yankee Stadium is a rare occurrence. He showed up in May for Bernie Williams Day, but the former captain was not made available to the media. Ditto this time when he was on hand for Jorge Posada Day, his fellow Core Four teammate.

"Before I was Yankee, no, I never met him before," Gregorius said. "There's no reason for me to be nervous, no. I talked to him, he's a great guy, everybody knows that. We talked a little bit about everything. He said just relax and play the game. Just keep going forward."

Jeter is expected to be around Sunday when Andy Pettitte is honored, so Gregorius might see him again. "Probably, yeah," he said with a grin.